1918 SMU Mustangs football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1918
| team = SMU Mustangs
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Southwest Conference
| short_conf = SWC
| record = 4–2
| conf_record = 1–2
| head_coach = J. Burton Rix
| hc_year = 2nd
| captain = Horace Renshaw
| stadium =
}}
{{1918 Southwest Conference football standings}}
The 1918 SMU Mustangs football team was an American football team that represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1918 college football season. In its second season under head coach J. Burton Rix, the team compiled an overall record of 4–2 with a mark of 1–2 in conference play, placing fifth in the SWC. The Mustangs were outscored by a total of 45 to 39 on the season.{{cite web|title=1918 SMU Mustangs Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=March 21, 2019|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/southern-methodist/1918-schedule.html}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 19
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1918|team=Austin Kangaroos|title=Austin}}
| site_stadium = Armstrong Field
| site_cityst = Dallas, TX
| score = 19–0
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 26
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = TCU
| site_stadium = Armstrong Field
| site_cityst = Dallas, TX
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 1–0 (forfeit)
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 2
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Love Field
| site_stadium = Armstrong Field
| site_cityst = Dallas, TX
| score = 6–0
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 16
| w/l = w
| opponent = Baylor
| site_stadium = Armstrong Field
| site_cityst = Dallas, TX
| score = 14–0
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-baylor-blanked/141879157/|work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|title=Baylor blanked by S.M.U. team; Battle is hard|date=November 17, 1918|accessdate=February 22, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 23
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Texas
| site_stadium = Clark Field
| site_cityst = Austin, TX
| score = 0–32
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123415712/texas-u-beats-smu-32-to-0-on-soggy-f/|work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|title=Texas U. beats S.M.U. 32 to 0 on soggy field|date=November 24, 1918|accessdate=April 23, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 30
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Rice
| site_stadium = Rice Field
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 0–13
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-houston-post-rice-defeated-smu-te/141877743/|work=The Houston Post|title=Rice defeated S.M.U. team, 13–0|date=December 1, 1918|accessdate=February 22, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
References
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